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What are the components of a cell?

The cytosol contains Cells are filled with a thick
many proteins, liquid called cytosol.

saccharides, and other subunits called organelles
cellular components. float in the cytosol.
It’s the location of many
The largest organelle,
cellular processes located in the middle of
like signaling, protein the cell, is the nucleus.

trafficking, and nucleus Endoplasmic reticulum
cell division. and ribosome

Mitochondria Golgi apparatus

Lysosome

cytoplasm is a general term used to refer
to all the liquid inside the cell membrane,

including within organelles. The cell
membrane is a type of lipid bilayer.

The cell membrane Phospholipid
plays several important
phosphate Hydrophilic
roles, such as group (attracted
communication between to water)
Fatty
cells, absorption of acid hydrophobic
nutrients, and expulsion (repelled by

of waste. water)

16 Chapter 1 Phospholipids form a bilayer
with their water-repelled tails
pointing inward and their water-
attracted heads pointing outward.